US EditionNASA Posts First Artemis II Photos of Earth From Orion, Taken by Commander Reid Wiseman
The images show the crew’s first in-space views as NASA advances the Artemis II mission toward its planned Moon flight.
- On Friday, NASA released the first images taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule, providing an initial visual record from the deep space mission.
- The Artemis II mission relies on the Orion capsule to sustain the crew during its journey toward the Moon, making these initial photographs critical documentation of spacecraft performance.
- Wiseman captured the images through one of the Orion spacecraft's four windows after completing the translunar injection burn, offering the first detailed view of the capsule's systems in operation.
- Public release of these images allows NASA to share mission progress with the scientific community and the public, demonstrating the Orion capsule's successful operational status during spaceflight.
- These photographs support ongoing Artemis II objectives as NASA continues evaluating Orion capsule performance data to refine systems for future lunar missions and deep space exploration.
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The crew of the Artemis-2 mission took pictures of the Earth on their way to the moon. One of the photos shows the entire globe, even a green polar light.
They are only halfway, but magic is already working. The four astronauts of the Artemis II mission to the Moon have sent their first spectacular photographs of the Earth. They are, Saturday, April 4, about 230,000 km from us. They tell their wonder.
NASA has released the first images of Earth taken from the Orion spacecraft. NASA also announced that the four astronauts on the Artemis II mission have crossed the halfway mark on their journey from Earth to the Moon.
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NASA posts first Artemis II photos of Earth from Orion, taken by commander Reid Wiseman
by Elena Vance - NASA posts first Artemis II photos of Earth from Orion, taken by commander Reid WisemanCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA released the first downlinked images taken by the Artemis II crew showing Earth from the Orion spacecraft, posting the photographs to its image page on April ...
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